Lunar New Year with the Minnesota Orchestra
$27-$67 ($12 student rush/child ages 6-17)
- Rui Du, violin
- Gao Hong, pipa
- Zhengang Xie, jinghu
- Mei Hu, yueqin
- Junping Qian, conductor
Chen Gang / He Zhanhao — Butterfly Lovers' Concerto
Trịnh Công Sơn — Circle of Unity (arr. Jaakko Kuusisto; world premiere of orchestral arrangement)
Hua Wu — In the Dark Night
Kelly Tang — Sketches of Singapore
Gao Hong — Guangxi Impression
Li Huanzhi — Spring Festival Overture
Lunar New Year is a two-week-long festival celebrated across Eastern Asia that encourages family and friends to gather together. In this performance, with artistic guidance from our own Principal Bassoon Fei Xie, conductor Junping Qian leads the Minnesota Orchestra in music that honors family traditions and themes of unity and health. It features Assistant Concertmaster Rui Du, Gao Hong on pipa, jing hu master Zhengang Xie and yue qin master Mei Hu.
Attending in person: Join us starting at 6:30pm on the Mezzanine for Chinese music and dance performances and more, all curated by ACCA (Alliance of Chinese Culture & Arts USA). The Minnesota Orchestra performance will begin at 8pm.
COVID-19 Protocols: Proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test result is required. Masks are required inside Orchestra Hall. Use My Bindle for quick entry to Orchestra Hall: https://joinbindle.com/orchestrahall/
About Rui Du, violin
https://www.minnesotaorchestra.org/about/our-people/orchestra-musicians/rui-du/
About Gao Hong, pipa
About Zhengang Xie, jinghu
https://www.minnesotaorchestra.org/about/our-people/guest-conductors-artists/zhengang-xie/
About Mei Hu, yueqin
https://www.minnesotaorchestra.org/about/our-people/guest-conductors-artists/mei-hu/